This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
BAC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $65.00 $51.3K 14.8K 9.3K
COIN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $165.00 $41.8K 18.3K 5.0K
UPST PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $27.50 $124.3K 5.4K 3.0K
HOOD CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/24/26 $120.00 $31.6K 5.1K 2.0K
HSBC CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $105.00 $89.7K 412 376
WFC PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $80.00 $25.7K 1.1K 320
C PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $130.00 $40.2K 1.3K 143
GS PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $965.00 $165.6K 146 41
JPM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $280.00 $48.7K 159 37
SOFI CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $5.00 $48.7K 3.5K 36

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding BAC (NYSE:BAC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 684 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 44 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.3K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 14816 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9302 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.8K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 18310 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5045 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UPST (NASDAQ:UPST), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $124.3K, with a price of $249.0 per contract. There were 5455 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3002 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $264.0 per contract. There were 5144 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2058 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 157 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 176 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.7K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 412 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC (NYSE:WFC), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 248 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 49 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 1121 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 320 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 129 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $805.0 per contract. There were 1376 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 143 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS (NYSE:GS), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $965.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $165.6K, with a price of $4140.0 per contract. There were 146 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 41 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM (NYSE:JPM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 885 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.7K, with a price of $9750.0 per contract. There were 159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.7K, with a price of $1355.0 per contract. There were 3593 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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